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Bonhams: The American Presidential Museum Auction

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Auction Name The American Presidential Museum Auction Total Sales (USD) 474,950.75
Auction Date October 14, 2020 - October 14, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 285,010.00
Sale Number #25258 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 477,560.00
Total Lots 147
Sold Lots 64 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 662,670.00
% of Lots Sold 43.54% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,030,730.00
Unsold Lots 83 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 46.08%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
49

JOHN F. KENNEDY WHITE 1963 LINCOLN "LIMO ONE" THAT CARRIED HIM THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 22, 1963. A white 1963 Lincoln Continental Convertible that drove JFK, Jackie, and Texas Governor John Connally to Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth the morning of

1963 USD 230,000.00 - 390,000.00 USD 375,075.00
77

THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. The Federalist Papers No 7 & No 8. [Appearing in:] The New-York Packet. New York: Samuel and John Loudon, November 20, 1787. No 751.

1787 USD 2,300.00 - 3,900.00 USD 9,450.00
111

19TH CENTURY AUTOGRAPH BOOK FEATURING SIGNATURES OF LINCOLN AND GRANT. Autograph album, 58 ll, featuring 197 signatures of Civil War and post-war political and military figures, including ABRAHAM LINCOLN, ULYSSES S. GRANT, ANDREW JOHNSON,

USD 3,100.00 - 4,600.00 USD 6,950.00
104

LINCOLN SUES A HORSE THIEF IN SPRINGFIELD. Autograph Document Signed twice ("Lincoln and Herndon" and "A. Lincoln"), being a brief submitted in a lawsuit over the sale of a stolen horse,

1858 USD 2,300.00 - 3,900.00 USD 6,325.00
126

AN EISENHOWER LETTER FOLLOWING DISCUSSIONS AT CASABLANCA. Typed Letter Signed ("Dwight Eisenhower") to "My Dear General" [Henri Giraud] clarifying the United States policy and intention regarding supplying the French Armies on the heels of the Anfa Confer

1943 USD 2,300.00 - 3,900.00 USD 6,325.00
80

WASHINGTON'S FIRST INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Gazette of the United States, No. 6. New York: John Fenno, May 2, 1789.

1789 USD 2,300.00 - 3,900.00 USD 5,700.00
4

AN ABRAHAM LINCOLN POSTMASTER APPOINTMENT. Document Signed ("Abraham Lincoln"), as President,

1861 USD 3,100.00 - 4,600.00 USD 5,325.00
108

LINCOLN MAKES A POLITICAL RECOMMENDATION. Autograph Endorsement Signed ("A. Lincoln") as President, 1 p, 5 x 3 inches, n.p., May 21, 1862,

1862 USD 3,100.00 - 4,600.00 USD 5,325.00
127

EISENHOWER ON ARMING THE FRENCH TROOPS AND SUCCESS IN TUNISIA. Typed Letter Signed ("Dwight D. Eisenhower"), to General Henri Giraud, thanking the French General on the conduct of French forces in Tunisia,

1943 USD 1,200.00 - 1,900.00 USD 4,075.00
132

SIGNED JFK PROFILE PORTRAIT. John F. Kennedy. Photograph signed ("John Kennedy")

1960 USD 2,300.00 - 3,900.00 USD 3,825.00
90

JOHN ADAMS TO HORATIO GATES SPAFFORD ON HIS SON'S ELECTION TO THE PRESIDENCY. Letter Signed Secretarially ("John Adams"), on his son's prospects in the Presidential election,

1824 USD 2,300.00 - 3,900.00 USD 3,570.00
26

JFK'S SILVER BABY BRUSH. John F. Kennedy's silver baby brush used when he was an infant, and also on his son JFK, Jr, in the White House,

c.1915 USD 2,300.00 - 3,900.00 USD 3,187.50
150

WARHOL'S WASHINGTON MONUMENT. Washington Monument. Bill Miller's Wallpaper Studio, Inc., New York, 1974

USD 2,300.00 - 4,600.00 USD 3,187.50
81

WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS. Address of the Late General George Washington, to the Citizens of the United States, on declining a re-election to the Office of President. Hartford: Hudson and Goodwin, September 17, 1796.

1796 USD 770.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,805.00
151

A GERALD FORD BASEBALL SIGNED WITH THE OATH OF OFFICE. An Official National League baseball, inscribed and signed by Gerald Ford ("I, Gerald Rudolph Ford") with the Oath of Office dated "The White House, August 9, 1974,"

USD 1,500.00 - 2,300.00 USD 2,550.00
173

JFK'S FUNERAL: SHADOW BOX CONTAINING A US FLAG FLOWN OVER THE WHITE HOUSE AND A THE PAIR OF GLOVES WORN AT THE FUNERAL BY MR SARGENT SHRIVER. Washington: November 25th 1963.

1963 USD 2,300.00 - 3,900.00 USD 2,550.00
117

AN INSCRIBED U.S. GRANT PHOTOGRAPH. Photograph Signed and Inscribed ("With the compliments of U.S. Grant"), 7.5 x 5 inch albumen print cabinet card featuring seated portrait of Grant,

1882 USD 1,200.00 - 1,900.00 USD 2,295.00
119

PRESIDENTIAL PROBLEMS. INSCRIBED BY GROVER CLEVELAND. Presidential Problems. New York: The Century Co., 1904.

1904 USD 770.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,040.00
83

EARLY GEORGE WASHINGTON ENGRAVING. George Washington, Esqr. General and Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, in America. [London]: C. Shepherd, September 1775.

1775 USD 1,500.00 - 2,300.00 USD 1,912.50
181

WHITE HOUSE MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE NIXON PRESIDENCY. Washington: Recorded by the the White House Communications Agency, 1969-1973.

1969-1973. USD 930.00 - 1,400.00 USD 1,530.00
153

REAGAN'S "A TIME FOR CHOOSING" TELEVISION SPEECH. Roneo typescript signed ("Ronald Reagan") titled "Ronald Reagan -Television Speech October 27, 1964,"

1964 USD 930.00 - 1,400.00 USD 1,275.00
2

GEORGE WASHINGTON CENTENNIAL CELEBRATIONS, 1889. Two commemorative items produced for the centennial of George Washington's inauguration:

USD 770.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,083.75
93

PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES: MADISON, MONROE, QUINCY ADAMS. 5 items:

USD 620.00 - 930.00 USD 1,083.75
1

A LOCK OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S HAIR. Clipped lock of white hair, approximately 35 mm in length,

USD 230.00 - 390.00 USD 1,020.00
92

SHIP'S PASSPORT SIGNED BY JAMES MADISON AND JAMES MONROE. Document Signed ("James Madison") as President, partially printed and accomplished in manuscript, 1 p, folio, Baltimore, December 4, 1812, being a four-language ship's papers for the brig Little Ar

1812 USD 620.00 - 930.00 USD 1,020.00
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
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